48 research outputs found
Analyse de l’impact du management de la culture de la Santé-Sécurité au Travail : cas des entreprises industrielles de Ségou, Mali
No full textDans un contexte marqué par la présence des entreprises les plus accidentogènes, la santé-sécurité au travail occupe un enjeu important dans leur survie. Dans cet état de fait, le management de la culture d’entreprise et surtout de la santé et de la sécurité au travail (SST) demeure un dispositif indispensable pour analyser et comprendre la construction identitaire du comportement sécuritaire des travailleurs. Ainsi, l’objectif de cette étude est de comprendre le climat organisationnel à partir d’une analyse des composantes psychologiques du comportement dans le domaine de la santé et de la sécurité au travail. Il s’agit d’analyser l’impact du management de la culture SST pour voir son lien avec les composantes psychologiques du comportement. Cette étude s’est appuyée sur une approche quantitative exploratoire, a collecté les données de trois entreprises de Ségou et comprend un échantillon de 150 salariés. Les résultats sont collectés à travers des entretiens individuels, un questionnaire, et confirment l’impact du management de la culture SST sur le comportement des travailleurs et surtout le climat organisationnel. 
AICCRA validation report: Piloting and validating the Climate Security Sensitivity Scoring Tool (CSST): Evidence from the field on the climate security sensitivity of the climate smart village approach in Cinzana, Mali.
No full textA one-day workshop in Ségou, Mali was organized to test the results of the Climate Security Sensitivity Tool (CSST) and reflect on the reliability of its recommendations. This document reports on the results of the CSST piloted on the Climate Smart Village (CSV) approach implemented in Cinzana and on the outcomes of the workshop that reflected upon these results and recommendations. The workshop validated most drivers of conflict and insecurity flagged by the CSST, while pointing out that the human hazards risk indicator was overestimated since most conflict experienced are resource-related rather than linked to the threats of armed groups as well as the fact that the vulnerable groups indicator does not fully capture the complexity of marginalized groups in the region. The workshop highlighted the program's achievements, including advancements in agricultural technologies, gender empowerment through market gardening, and improved community collaboration. However, shortcomings in addressing institutional natural resource management and awareness-raising initiatives were noted. Participants emphasized the repercussions, such as deforestation and resource conflicts, signaling the need to prioritize institution-building and education in CSV programs. Aligning with CSST recommendations, the findings underscore the significance of integrating peace-focused elements to bolster climate adaptation strategies and prevent resource-related conflicts in vulnerable contexts. The workshop's outcomes validated the CSST's utility and demonstrated that the tool can provide suitable recommendations, especially when coupled with localized insights, enhancing its value in crafting context-specific climate adaptation programs that effectively address the drivers of conflict and insecurity in vulnerable regions
La communication internationale à l’épreuve de la crise écologique. Contours d’un modèle de la double présence
No full textCet article porte sur l’essor de la thématique environnementale
dans les discours et les espaces institutionnels traditionnellement reliés à la
communication internationale. S’appuyant sur une analyse de contenu d’un corpus
de travaux théoriques et de documents institutionnels remontant aux années 1970,
l’auteur retrace les étapes importantes de l’essor de l’environnement comme
objet de préoccupation dans la recherche en communication internationale. Il
apparaît que les questions de développement et d’environnement y ont émergé avec
un certain décalage temporel et que la dimension communicationnelle est
longtemps restée périphérique pour les problématiques environnementales alors
qu’elle a rapidement été centrale pour les enjeux de développement.
S’intéressant à la mobilisation historique de la question des « ressources »,
l’auteur montre que si elle est aujourd’hui centrale pour le paradigme du
« développement durable », sa généalogie est cependant plus ancienne puisqu’elle
a auparavant structuré les enjeux autour des flux d’information (paradigme
informationnel : C4D) et des orbites et des fréquences (paradigme
télécommunicationnel : ICT4D), avant de s’appliquer à la question
environnementale (paradigme écologique). L’auteur s’appuie sur cette généalogie
critique de la constitution épistémique et institutionnelle du champ de
recherche pour suggérer un modèle normatif s’appuyant sur une éthique de la
responsabilité (inspirée par Hans Jonas) et sur deux métaconditions : un
principe horizontal de participation (communicationnel) et un principe de
résilience (écologique).This article focuses on the rise of the environmental theme in
international communication institutions and discourses. Through a content
analysis of a body of theoretical work and institutional documents dating back
to the 1970s, the author traces the main stages of the rise of environment as an
object of concern in international communication research. It appears that
development and environmental issues have emerged with a certain time lag and
that the communication dimension has long remained peripheral for
environmental issues while it was quickly central to development issues.
Focusing on the historical mobilization of the question of “resources”, the
author shows that, while it is central today for the paradigm of “sustainable
development”, its genealogy is older since it has previously structured the
stakes around information flows (information paradigm: C4D) and orbits and
frequencies (telecommunication paradigm: ICT4D) before applying to the
environmental question (ecological paradigm). The author relies on this critical
genealogy of the epistemic and institutional constitution of the field of
research to suggest a normative model based on an ethic of responsibility
(inspired by Hans Jonas) and on two metaconditions: a horizontal principle of
participation (communicative) and a principle of resilience (ecological)
Utilisation efficace des aliments pour bétail grâce aux mangeoires améliorées pour les petits ruminants au sud du Mali
No full textEfficient feed utilization through improved feed troughs for small ruminants in Southern Mali
No full textGIS Mapping of Implemented Technologies across Different Agro-Ecologies and Demographic Settings to Help Evaluation of Adoption Practices
No full textTechnology adoption by farmers is linked to changes in environmental and climate variations but also to the household socio economic status and the cultural acceptance of technologies. The reliability and replicability of the technologies depend to the specific context where technologies are developed and implemented. Regarding the available technologies developed in phase I of the Africa RISING project and technologies under validation in phase II it is important to map and characterize using GIS and remote sensing technologies under different agro-ecological and socio-economic context
Bridging Research and Expertise: Dominant West African Trends in Communication Studies
No full text West Africa, in this article, is used as an analytical framework for examining communication research from a diachronic perspective. The text is based on a literature review through which the author analyzed a corpus on West African work (articles in scientific journals, grey literature, and books on African communication research). After briefly sketching scientific production trends at the continental level, the author provides a historiography of West African communication research from the 1940s onwards. The substantial contribution of the subfield of philosophy of communication and the foundational orientation that it has lent to research, especially in the 1980s, are then reviewed in greater detail. Particular attention is paid to Francophone communication and gender research. Finally, the article identifies the discernible trends guiding the future agenda of communication research. </jats:p
An Analysis of the Recent Evolution of Mali’s Maize Subsector
No full textIn most developing countries, historically, the main strategy for improving the food sector has focused on increasing farm-level production. But in recent years, with the emphasis on value chain analysis, there has been much more focus on subsector studies, demand-driven approaches, and improving vertical coordination to assure product quality to final consumption markets. Millet, sorghum, and later rice were the traditional leading three cereal crops produced and consumed in Mali. Maize has trailed them for more than two decades, but from mid 1990s on, it has been produced and consumed in much larger quantities. Given the potentials of maize, developing and better organizing its subsector has the potential to not only increase revenues for maize farmers, but also create profitable opportunities for other actors in the subsector (traders, marketers, processors, industries, and consumers). This paper seeks to provide a description of the changing supply and demand dynamics for maize in Mali, the organization of the marketing channels and players, and the characteristics of the main consumption markets. The main conceptual tools to be used are subsector analysis and the structure-conduct-performance (SCP) approach. The paper will draw on literature reviews, the author’s personal interviews with value chain participants, and tabular and graphical analysis of production and price data to address the reasons behind the changes in production and demand, how the demand is likely to evolve, how the structure of the subsector might be affected, and what will be the implications for public sector investments and policies.maize, value chain, Mali, cereals, food security, agricultural marketing, livestock feed, industrial organization, Agribusiness, Agricultural and Food Policy, Food Security and Poverty, International Development, Marketing, L11-Production, Pricing, and Market Structure, Size Distribution of Firms, N57-Africa, Oceania, O17-Formal and Informal Sectors, Shadow Economy, Institutional Arrangements, O33-Technological Change: Choices and Consequences, Diffusion Processes, Q12-Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets, Q13-Agricultural Markets and Marketing, Cooperatives, Agribusiness, Q18-Agricultural Policy, Food Policy,
